Eugene, Oregon, United States
Chris Adams specializes in storytelling for brands, companies and enterprises, focusing on creating powerful messaging and positioning for target audiences, whether they be investors, sales, marketing, consumers, industry and more. His career has included his working with and for some of the best known companies in the world, a wide variety of start-ups, charitable endeavors and brands. Whether as a media/entertainment/technology executive, Investment Readiness specialist, Advisor, strategist, speaker, lecturer or author, Chris prides himself on producing outcomes. Chris has worked for: Facebook.com, Participant Media, Amazon.com, Comcast Cable and Interactive, Lycos.com and more recently: National Storage, Sensis/Found Digital, Seven West Media, Arrive Wealth Management, MitchelLake, as Entrepreneur in Residence for Greater Outcomes plus Advises a whole host of start-ups including as a Director to green-tech company, Oxamii. His recent move the the United States sees him working with Enliven Advisory, Aidentified and as the EIR and Co-Founder and Co-Director of The University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communications' New Media Innovation Lab. He is a frequent Key Note speaker with engagements at VidCon Australia, Seven West Media, Melbourne United, Ignite Australia, Adelaide Entrepreneurs Week, CMO/CIO Summit, Family Business Australia, Gold Coast Film Festival, The Zero Waste Conference in Adelaide, V21/AIMIA Conference, The TV 3.0 Conference, ideaCity, X Media Labs, Keynote at SPAA and SPADA, The OnHollywood Conference, Telstra's muruD, ADMA Exec Connect and many others. Chris received his BA from The University of Denver in English Literature and Mass Communications and a Minor in Political Science, then received his MFA from The University of Southern California's School of Professional Writing whilst concurrently pursuing studies toward an MFA from their acclaimed School of Film and Television. Chris is a children's author with his "Sam The Biggest Fire Truck" and "Cowboys & Aliens: The Kids" available on iTunes. His latest book, "Dan The Biggest Dump Truck," narrated by Hugh Jackman was published by Muddy Boots, a division of Rowan Littlefield. He is also the author of many articles and has been interviewed and featured by the likes of The ABC, The AFR, Business Insider and many others. Chris lives in Eugene, Oregon with his son, Cooper and is an avid baseball player, coach and reader.
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Welcome! We are disrupters, problem solvers, builders, and change-makers who question conventions, embrace uncertainty, and invent what’s next and new. The SOJC Media Innovation Lab is a team of University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication students, faculty, and consultants who are strategic thinkers, designers, coders, project managers, writers, and visual storytellers who take on bold challenges facing industries, organizations, and start-ups. We invite industry partners to engage our support in tackling critical problems that could redefine their futures.